flaw

Example Sentences

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The biggest flaw in the Hegelian viewpoint about supposedly great men is that his entire hypothesis about an unfolding historical process is flat wrong.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

He brought Dr. Prasad in, empowered him and elevated deputies who treated the patient-focused flexibility built into rare-disease regulation as a flaw rather than a necessity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Not because of anything dramatic, not because of some special flaw within you, but because you are guilty of the most common tic in how humans navigate existence—turning others into objects.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

The flaw was reportedly discovered on Thursday by John Hewitt from the corporate services provider Ghost Mail, who alerted Companies House and the independent think tank the Tax Policy Associates.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Any flaw, any weakness, and the statue will crack.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day